Overview

• The investigation centers on unusual prop bets placed on Ortiz’s sliders against Seattle on June 15 and St. Louis on June 27.
• Integrity firm IC360 alerted legal bookmakers to spikes in micro wagers on those pitches, triggering MLB’s confidential inquiry under its anti-gambling rules.
• Ortiz remains off the Guardians’ active rosters and is barred from team facilities pending a determination that could carry penalties up to a lifetime ban.
• No decision date has been announced, and MLB has retained full confidentiality around its ongoing examination of the betting patterns.
• The extension underscores MLB’s growing reliance on data-driven monitoring to protect the sport from real-time wagering vulnerabilities.